Dollhouse was famously yanked from the abyss last season and given a very last minute renewal, and you’d think that would make any hope of a third season just as distant, right? Wrong. In fact, Fox President of Entertainment Kevin Reilly gave some very encouraging words for Dollhouse fans at the FOX TCA event this week. While Dollhouse season 3 is definitely not a lock, all it would take is consistency.
“We want the same stability we had last year. The same ratings would be just fine. We’re looking at the cume [cumulative] as well. I’d like to see it continue its creative consistency, which I believe it will and I want to see a show we can lock in to week-in and week-out.” Reilly said in response to questions of what FOX was looking for in terms of success for Dollhouse.
None-the-less, Dollhouse is going into its second season without a full order. The series will need to prove itself to get a back-nine before we even need to worry about season 3. The exploratory-sized order shouldn’t be taken as lacking of faith, though. Cynics might take the reduced order to mean that FOX, despite Reilly’s apparent faith, is treading lightly with the new show. In fact, all of the networks are cutting budgets and looking for ways to cut costs – Dollhouse would be one of the last shows to be immune to those cuts given its underdog status.
Dollhouse will have to work with a reduced operating budget as well, but Reilly has faith that producer Joss Whedon will feather the edges of the cuts. ‘They had to trim the budget a bit. I don’t think it will change anything. Joss is an outstanding producer. He knows how to do this. He’s way ahead of it. It comes under the heading of smart producing. This is not a guy who is going to say ‘˜I’m going to do a lesser show’and the audience is going to say ‘˜Joss, what have you done?’It’s not incumbent on him to make the same show efficiently.’
Source: ifmagazine
It's horrible that DOLLHOUSE is struggling in its ratings. Who knows why it isn't as appealing and interesting as the past STAR TREK TV Shows and / or Battlestar Galactica? Those TV Shows possess the same type of "Sci-Fi" themes and genre as DOLLHOUSE. Perhaps DOLLHOUSE could use an All new, All different Edge that can Bring a Uniqueness to the Network Broadcasting Visual! Where shows such as LOST and HEROES have an extended lifespan, there could Be a missing element for DOLLHOUSE that could Create Longevity to the Television Show. What that Element could Be probably is still Yet to Be Discovered. Who Knows? Well, anyway, here's to the Future Success of DOLLHOUSE!
It’s horrible that DOLLHOUSE is struggling in its ratings. Who knows why it isn’t as appealing and interesting as the past STAR TREK TV Shows and / or Battlestar Galactica? Those TV Shows possess the same type of “Sci-Fi” themes and genre as DOLLHOUSE. Perhaps DOLLHOUSE could use an All new, All different Edge that can Bring a Uniqueness to the Network Broadcasting Visual! Where shows such as LOST and HEROES have an extended lifespan, there could Be a missing element for DOLLHOUSE that could Create Longevity to the Television Show. What that Element could Be probably is still Yet to Be Discovered. Who Knows? Well, anyway, here’s to the Future Success of DOLLHOUSE!
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Look I watch dollhouse every week!!!!!!!!!!!! It has been the reason why I actually stay home on a friday. My friends and I started what we like to call our dollhouse party. We would every friday, take turns at one of our houses and watch dollhouse I'm not happy at all. I will miss the dollhouse. God, 1st it was Tru calling now Dollhouse seriously, the show Glee whatever it is called are you serious. Replacing that Dollhouse with Glee god FOX you really need to do something seriously!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please, bring back dollhouse PLEASE!!!!!
there needs to be a season 3!!!! JUST DO IT!
"ery encouraging words for Dollhouse fans at the FOX TCA event this week. While Dollhouse season 3 is definitely not a lock, all it would take is consistency."Ya, that totally worked.
Agreed, tru calling was amazing too. stupid fox
i love dollhouse there deffinately needs to be a season 3 pleassssseeeeee bring it back!!!!!!!!!!!!
season 3!!!! JUST DO IT! and 4 5………….. why just C fringe too ! O and whene u on it go can ever show on tv !
I live in Australia and watch Dollhouse every thursday night religiously! I am very dissapointed it has been cancelled it is such a great show probably the best and most original show I have ever watched!!! I hope another network will pick it up even though they have already put and ending to the series!! FOX keeps terrible shows like Secret life of an american teenager and cancells dollhouse WHAT THE??? Very dissapointing FOX!!!
secret life is acyually an ABC Family show but i get the point.. and i like bth lol
i live in australia to and just watch season finally of second season.it is my favourie show and all my friends dont have austar so they dont no how fricken awesome it is all this week i kept saying OMG season finally of dollhouse love my life it is so awesome and they should absolutely make a 3rd season i dont no what i am going to do with my self if i cant watch another season of dollhouse. it has everything in it and i dont no how it isnt getting enough ratings. season finally was so amazing i was so sad when paul died but it was amazing when she put paul in her head they were ment to be to gether. i think u all get that i love dollhouse.
i fugging love dollhouse.make it come back please
I loved Dollhouse and still do, and I'm so devo that it ended! Although I have hope for a season 3, how would they start it off considering how the 2nd season ended, including the episodes leading up to the finale as they were kind of 'concluding' I guess you could say? :(
I wish I could give FOX such a bad fame, or do something to make them realize the mistake they're making.Dollhouse is an extraodinary tv series for so many reasons. Most of the ''sci-fi'' they talk in there, is actually true, maybe you don't want to air it anymore because it's a threat of some sort?? I agree with the person who said, you dare to air crap like the life of the american teenager, and cut this off? Whilst it being far more entertaining, it's actually teaching us far more than things that only perpetuate drama in society. Oh wait, that's exactly what you want!
I love Dollhouse and would hate to see it go the way of every other show I like.
they need a season 3 it was a great show we watched it then bought the dvd of both seasons please bring it back
i also live in australia and watch dollhouse every single week!!!how can you leave shows on that are no where near as good as dollhouse on the network (eg. secret life of the american teenager) yet cancel dollhouse?!?!?! it makes no sense! networks have questioned shows before (eg WB with One tree hill) and they turn out to get huge ratings,maybe if you actually let the show complete a full season it would get the ratings you want!season 3 is a must, and if you dont do it Joss Whedon needs to get another station to do it caus i really want this show to continue and im sure others do too.
I really don't understand how dollhouse could get cancelled this is an amazing show. Its kinda sad how FOX replaces dollhouse with stupid shows like glee. I just hope that there will be a 3rd season of dollhouse and I hope FOX wont disappoint me again!!!!!!!!
In a way it's hard to be surprised that FOX cancelled Dollhouse. Yes, it's an incredibly creative, original concept with fantastic scripts and an awsomely talented cast, but the FOX heads clearly don't have very good eyesight. Time and again they cancel brilliant shows like Dollhouse, Firefly and Tru Calling, but keep rubbish like Glee because the brainless masses can understand the primitive scripts and bop their heads to the tunes. FOX may be a big name, but the heads don't have the guts or the brains to make big choices to match. Guess we'll all just have to get used to that disapointment. Meanwhile, I PRAY that Joss wakes up and stops going back to FOX. That's, what, TWO epic shows of his they've cancelled now?
i would seriously recommend continuing the dolhouse series. I am 16 years old and love waching this show. It seems that all the shows i begin to watch and actually enjoy watching get cancelled. I would love for the series to be continued. i myself know many people who also watched the show. you would be doing a great deed if you bring it back.
sincerely,
a crazed fan of the show.
I just finished watching the entire series on netflix and I loved the show. I dont watch regular television so I had no idea about this show, but as soon as I started watching it on netflix I was hooked. I have always loved all of Joss's productions. The concept of this show is so original. I cant believe Glee replaced it and FOX chose to cancel Dollhouse. Hope they change their minds.
Please bring back Dollhouse! My husband and I found it on Netflix and are completely addicted to it. It is a fantastic show and we would be the first to tune it if it comes back! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE FOX!!!
I thought of an idea for Dollhouse season 3. What if Caroline/ Echo woke up as Faith? That could be interesting.
Well they put this show at 9 PM on a friday night. This is the show-killing slot where you put shows that you want to see die as soon as possible. No wonder the ratings were that bad, the show never had a chance in the first place.
Fox is a schizophrenic organization that doesn't seem to know what it wants. Thats why you see brillant shows getting canceled and garbage getting aired at 5 PM the most wanted slot ever. You could show the picture of an ass for 1 hour at that time slot (5PM) and it would get good ratings.
I don't know why they even waste their time and money on 'new concepts' show since they clearly don't wanna give them a chance. How many peeps even heard of dollhouse anywhere? And they wonder why they got such bad ratings. Pfffff
Why bring back this piece of crap when Terminator was 10x better show and got higher ratings?
GTFO
Loved it!!! Still hoping for a Season 3.
We loved Buffy & this is great too. Love the messages in all your work Joss. Please keep going with it! Here's my gorgeous teenager & I hoping for season 3! :)
I love Dollhouse! I wish they would come out with the 3rd season already!
Why and who killed Paul i want to know!!! that ruined my day right there!! :(
This show is just tooooooooooo underrated,for me its the best show i have ever watched and i have watched alot.I would give anything for the 3rd season
So I started watching this show two days ago on Netflix. I just finished it, needless to say I couldn’t get enough of Dollhouse! The idea was new, interesting, kept my attention (which is hard to do) & has me wanting more. Please make a 3rd season.